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CWE-231 — Improper Handling of Extra Values

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-231

CWE-231: Improper Handling of Extra Values

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Variant
Status Draft
Likelihood of exploit —

Description

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when more values are provided than expected.

Common consequences

  • Integrity: Unexpected State

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/231.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html

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